This blogs contains any insight I'd like to share. It may also serve as my travelogue.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Where are the "gentleman"?

Being a "gentleman" is being in a gender of a male (man). In the Philippines, "gentleman" means offering your seat when you are in a bus, train, or even in a jeepney to a lady, female, girl, pregnant woman, and most especially to the elders. Or walking with a girlfriend in street placing the man in a danger side. Or offering the hand to pull up anyone in climbing a steep path. Or offering a help for a lady or elder carrying heavy loads. Gentleman simply means offering help to those who are in a gender of a female.

But what I want to point out is the situation of expressing an act of a gentleman in public transportation (jeepney, bus, train) today. Where are the gentleman? Are they lost? Or they were still here waiting to offer help?

In my opinion, gentleman are still there because if you only observe while in travel; gentleman still offer their seats (comfort) but there is a limitation. Gentleman only offers their seats to those who really needs a seat like those elder or pregnant woman. And place an exception to those ladies who have strength.

What is the possible reason why there is an exception? In my opinion gentleman do not give their seat to those ladies even the lady is beautiful, because even you give your seat, they will not even say "thank you" and it is very rare if someone appreciate your act of being a gentleman. For me, I offer my seat those who really need (kung kaya mo tumayo o kaya ay sumabit pa, sorry ka di ako mag-o-offer ng upuan ko.)

Just Saying It!

I found a nice reading material, it is Reader's Digest that I started to love. I used to read it before I fall asleep, while waiting, and even when I am in the call of my nature in the morning. I hope that I am not yet late in reading it. - gb.2008.10.23

About Me

I am kalimutaw, I used to look in everywhere. I love nature that's why I love traveling to different places.
I am uncertain in many things in my life. I am not happy yet still striving to find rainbows of my life. Sometimes I feel I am lost because of all the journey I did, I still sad..there's always something I must feel, I must found and I must see. Kalimutaw is what I used to observed, hope this will help me to find the rainbow I'm longing for..